John Andrew Henry, O.P., Death, 1971-08-17
Scope and Contents
This collection contains personal materials relating to friars after they have left the order, passed away, or transferred to another province. Each friar's file contents are mostly limited to their novitiate records, canonical assignments, historically important correspondence, and a small number of personal items if desired upon their passing. Within the broader collection, each Friar is sorted as a series.
Friars with particuarly substantial historically important papers or items outside of the scope of the Personal Files are placed within a dedicated collection under their name.
This collection is a work in progress and any use of these files requires the explicit permission of the Provincial. Contact the Archivist to discuss access or inquire about friars that may not been cataloged yet.
Dates
- Creation: Death, 1971-08-17
Conditions Governing Access
Requires explicit permission from Provincial to access any records. Contact the Archivist for more information.
Conditions Governing Use
Can only be accessed upon written permission of the Provincial. Contact the Archivist for further details.
Biographical / Historical
Father John Andrew Henry was born in Monett, Missouri on May 12, 1912. His early education was received at St. Joseph's School in Monett and Rockhurst High School in Kansas City Missouri. He attended St.
Mary's College in Kansas and Regis College in Denver and graduated from Rockhurst College in Kansas City in 1934.
To fulfill the Latin requirement for entering the Dominican Order, he attended Providence College and then entered the novitiate at St. Rose
Priory, Springfield, Kentucky where he made profession on August 16, 1938. All of his studies for the priesthood were pursued in River Forest where he was ordained on June 8, 1944.
Father Henry was assigned successively to a variety of apostolates: Fenwick High School; St. Pius parish, Chicago; Holy Rosary, Minneapolis; St. Vincent Ferrer, River Forest; Holy Rosary, Houston. During this time, he was frequently impeded in his work by illness which plagued him throughout his priestly life.
In 1961 he was assigned to St. Rose in Dubuque where he collaborated in the publication work of the Priory Press for eight years. His last assignment was to St. Anthony Priory in New Orleans where he lived while serving as chaplain and professor at Dominican College. He died suddenly in Mercy Hospital in New Orleans on August 17, 1971. Following services at St. Anthony's, his body was sent for burial in All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Illinois.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives of the Province of St. Albert the Great, U.S.A. Repository
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Chicago Illinois 60608 United States
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